I haven’t gotten into this argument with others, as it is largely a waste of time. But I thought I would point out to you, as the Bible of the industry, that Nolan’s credit to Midwestern ski areas and Bogus Basin is absolutely false. Michael Berry, esteemed leader of the National Ski Areas Association, started reduced price season passes at Kirkwood ($199 midweek) in the summer of 1991. We followed his lead when I became President and CEO in 1993, and introduced a quad pass in 1997.
I could be wrong, but I would bet a fair amount the first ski area in the country to actively market discount season passes, rightly or wrongly, was, in fact, Kirkwood.
Since 1979, I have enjoyed your magazine, and find the content and quality of the articles as good as ever.
—Tim Cohee, President, Kirkwood
Correction
It seems a little Marmot got into our Idea Files in the September 2002 issue. In a piece on unique stools, we accidentally credited Marmot Mountain when it should have been Wilmot Mountain in Wisconsin.
But the little critter didn’t stop there. It seems we also got the founder’s name wrong. It’s Walter Stopa Jr. with just one “p.”
